In 2025, TRON, the TRON Foundation ushered in its eighth anniversary, a significant milestone. From the tiny spark in the first year of the public chain war in 2017, to now growing into the world's most active public chain platform, TRON has spent eight years tirelessly innovating and pursuing a steadfast vision, writing a legendary story from doubt to glory.

Looking back on these eight years, TRON has not only withstood the market's challenges and external scrutiny but has also solidified its position as a core infrastructure of the cryptocurrency industry through technological breakthroughs and ecosystem prosperity. Standing at the starting point of a new era, TRON continues to uphold its grand vision of "financial freedom for the 8 billion people," joining hands with the global community to march towards the vast ocean of the decentralized internet.

From the initial perception that "some people thought TRON would disappear," to the elderly Xinjiang farmer's exclamation of "TronLink faster than Alipay," TRON has become the most dazzling Chinese public chain platform in the global cryptocurrency industry.

In the Beginning, "Some People Thought TRON Would Disappear"

TRON was born right in the first year of the public chain war. At that time, the scalability and performance flaws of the Bitcoin network were gradually becoming apparent, and Ethereum had already become the king of the second-generation public chains. TRON seemed unremarkable, and even its aura did not shine like EOS under the blessings of the big players.

No one could have imagined that this tiny seed, sown by Justin Sun, could grow into a towering tree. The hardships and silent endurance, now largely forgotten, can still be glimpsed by early TRON users through bits of memories, revealing the hesitations and difficulties of that time.

Community member Kidding mouse-TRX energ shared a story that best represents the skepticism and cold reception TRON faced in its early days.

"When I first encountered TRON, it was just a fledgling project. Many shook their heads, saying it was just another bubble waiting to burst. Against all odds, I impulsively put 90% of my ETH and BTC into it. Not a single soul in the community didn't mock my foolishness, saying I had been blinded by a copycat scam."